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FG18: thanks for the info. A woman always has Advil in her purse :mrgreen: (but I always travel with a fanny pack instead). But I small point and shoot camera is a good idea since the one on my phone isn't too good (Hubby is bringing his DSLR but won't be going to the convention with me). The pools ...

PP, thanks for the advice. I did signup for the opening flute orchestra. I did look at the preliminary schedule, and you're right, there are too many things I want to see and/or hear, when does one eat lunch? :mrgreen: Is it ok to take a folding music stand on the plane? Or does TSA think it is a we...

So now that the NFA Convention is only 3 months away, anyone else going? I'm hoping to meet FG18 at the CN booth. I also plan to also bring an almost empty laptop bag (with just my netbook in it, just too difficult to send lengthy emails on my phone) so I can buy music !!! I Did see on the schedule ...

I can't wait to hear Ms. Choi at the NFA in Las Vegas this year.
Have heard her play on YouTube and she's a fabulous young Asian female flutist.

Yes, I like the Andersen much more than the Jean-Jean or the Bozza.
I guess I'm a traditionalist and like their melodic lines more.

and again, Pied Piper gives sage advice. I totally respect his posts on this board.

I would suggest that you checkout Carolyn Nussbaum or Flute World. They are both flute specialty houses whose staff have college music degrees. Although I bought my camping flute (a Gemmy with silver body, plated keys, 12K gold springs) and my Alto Flute from wwbw, I've had to send both flutes back ...

One way to tell would be to see what is engraved on the barrel, my backup flute (the handmade soldered tonehole model) says Boston, Mass. FG18, perhaps this fuzziness is why Haynes seems to have fallen a bit out of favor? I noticed that used Haynes flutes don't command the prices that say Powell or ...

Master them? I don't think I've ever mastered them, and I have been playing them since 1970.

I love my C# Trill key, have it on both flutes.
Have not had any issues with it.
Used it a lot last night in Bizet's Carmen.
In one passage, went straight from the C# Trill to the adjacent Bb shake, pretty cool.

FG18,

How does Aurumite respond and sound versus a 9K or 14K flute?

Another option is to check out the Used flute listings at Flute World and Carolyn Nussbaum, both of which are specialty Flute Houses who would have thoroughly checked out the flutes beforehand.

Beautiful !!!

Well I have to admit, when I was in 8th grade (and playing the Mozart Concerto in G), I wanted an open hole flute with a Low B (had an Armstrong closed hole) but my Godfather bought an Open Hole Selmer with a C Foot back from Hong Kong. It was my first introduction to A=442 when everyone else had A=...

Lots of Low Bs in Mahler's 4th Symphony, even a Low Bb in the 2nd movement (that I skipped).

A couple of Low Bs in the Carmen Fantasy too.